Editorial Comment: It is not too late to rescue St Augustine’s

St Augustine’s of Penhalonga is one of Zimbabwe’s oldest and best schools, and now it faces closure, or even worse, being degraded to a minor mission school. It must be rescued. A number of factors

Kirsty’s weight of expectations

ZIMBABWE’S swimming ace Kirsty Coventry has admitted feeling the weight of the nation’s expectations on her shoulders ahead of the London Olympics which will likely be her last.

Doma people stuck in Stone Age

Isdore Guvamombe Features Editor
AT night it is chilly but the high sounds of predators and their prey, snort you to sleep as the theatre of the jungle rolls on. Here, you need to have built your temporary shelter up the tree or on some fortified platform, for, you easily become part of the prey or the supper of the lion or hyena.

College of Music choir wows China

From Ruth Butaumocho in BEIJING, China
THE Zimbabwe College of Music put up a sterling performance when they staged a memorable show in front of a capacity crowd at the National Centre for the Performing Arts here on Monday night.

Alexio, Sista Flame make a date at Sports Diner

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
Award-winning contemporary musician Alexio Kawara is scheduled to perform at the Sports Diner tomorrow at a gig that marks the return of Sista Flame of the More Fire fame.

Simuka Comedy on national tour

Stephen Chifunyise Theatre Corridors
The Simuka Comedy team comprising stand-up comedians from Bulawayo and Harare will next month undertake a seven-city tour. Titled “Go Worries Go: Joke of a National Team Comedy Tour 2012”, the comedy show is intended to be “a celebration of everyday Zimbabwean life and a close

Mizchif ‘still a legend’

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
One of Zimbabwe’s foremost hip-hop artistes — Mizchif — is working on his comeback album simply titled “Still A Legend” due for release later this year. It’s been years since he last dropped an album and

American gospel artiste Haddon for Zim

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
Top American gospel artiste Deitrick Haddon is expected to stage a one-off concert in the Harare Gardens on August 11. The concert is being hosted by His Presence Ministries International as part of

Things fall apart in Europe . . .

Umar Waqar
It is a bright sunny day and after a morning jog I come back and prepare my breakfast and switch on the television. Early news hour on almost every news channel telecast chaotic news and headlines;

Empowering the girl child

arai Kuvirimirwa Features Writer
With sacrificing family resources to educate a girl child and a potential future leader still a big societal challenge, any effort to see the education of a girl is a huge boon. So when millions of dollars are

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